If you’re into poltergeist and possession stories (or perchance, have seen The Conjuring 2), you’re likely familiar with the 1977 case of professed demonic possession that took place in Enfield, London. The case is the inspiration for the aforementioned sequel to The Conjuring, and is now the basis for a four-part docuseries called The Enfield Poltergeist.
Director Jerry Rothwell and his team went through over 250 hours of audio from the event and also interviewed those who were there when the 1977 “possession” occurred. The Enfield Poltergeist, however, takes reenactment to a new level. Here’s how Apple TV+ describes the series:
Throughout four episodes, the events at Enfield are reconstructed using the real recordings captured by Maurice Grosse, a paranormal investigator who archived all of his interviews with those affected by the phenomenon. Building a replica of the house where the incidents took place, performers reenact what is heard on the actual tapes, allowing an interplay by the archival voices and appearances of those originally involved in the incident through present-day interviews.
The setup that the trailer hints at is interesting, and the series, according to Apple TV+, “is an ambitious genre-bending story that explores the human fascination with the unexplained and its impact on those who live it.”
How that plays out remains to be seen. But we can judge for ourselves when all four episodes of The Enfield Poltergeist become available on Apple TV+ on October 27, 2023.
The production has also gifted us with this poster, which is spooky in its own right:
